Efficiency is often the main objective when using switching regulators. High efficiency means less power drain on the input source (batteries, etc.) and less heat buildup around the regulator, ...

A golden power supply that will satisfy every design requirement does not exist. Size, cost, and efficiency are the driving factors for selecting a design, causing each design to be different. This ...

We often use linear regulators in our designs. They are cheap and simple – you put the regulator chip itself on the board, add two capacitors, and get a voltage. Linear regulators are imperfect, of ...

Feedback-control schemes for linear systems have been around since at least the 17 th century, regulating pressure and distance between millstones and then, famously, to control James Watt’s steam ...

Electronic systems often require multiple voltages to power the various internal circuits. Non-isolated regulators are a common and easy way to convert one voltage to another. Regulators typically ...

This article was prompted by a friend of mine asking for help on a board with an ESP32 heart. The board outputs 2.1 V instead of 3.3 V, and it doesn’t seem like incorrectly calculated feedback ...

DC/DC point-of-load switch mode regulator Circuit with spread spectrum frequency modulation can be designed for low EMI, write Alan Chern, Doug La Porte and Afshin Odabaee Switch mode DC/DC regulators ...

DC power supplies for portable devices are expected to be extremely efficient for the reason of energy consumption, longer run time from the battery pack and greener environments. Using ...

DC-to-DC switching converters are widely used in most portable devices. They efficiently generate various regulated supply voltages for different sub-blocks within the same system board. A typical ...